Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Grace Mae Yates Thornton
Aug 25, 2022
On the morning of August 25, 2022, at 7:35 a.m. Grace Mae Thornton fulfilled her vision of walking down the streets of gold to her heavenly home. In 1962 God gave Grace a vision. She saw her mansion, and an angel told her that it was not her time to enter, she had a work to do. She spent her...
Regina M. Macdowell
Aug 24, 2022
Regina Mae MacDowell, 82, of Lake Charles passed away on the evening of Wednesday, August 24, 2022. She was born a Broussard on February 27, 1940 in Abbeville, LA and grew up in Lake Charles. She was a graduate of Marion High School. After high school she married the love of her life, Peter MacDowell in 1959. She was a...
David Andrew Fraser
Aug 24, 2022
David Andrew Fraser, 74, of Lake Charles passed away at 11:48 AM on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his loving family.
Mr. Fraser was born on November 12, 1947 in Many, LA. During his childhood he resided in Shreveport, Homer, and Bossier City and was a graduate of Bossier High School. He...
Darren Wayne Guillory
Aug 24, 2022
Darren Wayne Guillory, 53, of Iowa, LA passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
Darren was born on March 3, 1969, in Jennings, LA to Arlen and Ouida Guillory. Darren graduated from Bell City High School Class of 1987. He worked in the Petrochemical Industry for 25 plus years of services as an Instrument Tech...
Patrick Simons
Aug 23, 2022
Patrick Orson Simons, 67, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away unexpectedly on August 23, 2022 in his residence.
Mr. Simons was born July 24, 1955 in Detroit, MI and has lived in the Lake Charles, LA area for the past forty-four years. He was a 1973 graduate of Avondale Senior High School, attended Oakland Vocational Center for Heating and Air...
James Nolan Lejeune
Aug 21, 2022
James Nolan LeJeune, 78 of Westlake died on August 21, 2022, at his residence. He was born on July 24, 1944, in Lafayette to the late Joe and Luda LeJeune.
James was raised in Basile and worked many years as a mechanic in Elton and Westlake. After his retirement, he loved spending his time visiting with his family and friends.
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Henry Davis "Dave" Delony, Iii.
Aug 21, 2022
Henry Davis “Dave” Delony, III, 84, of Houston, TX, died at 3:35 AM on Sunday, August 21, 2022 in Houston, TX.
Mr. Delony was born April 13, 1938 in San Antonio, TX and moved to Lake Charles as a child. He lived a few years on a ranch in Texas with his uncle while his mother finished college. He returned...
Jonathan Paul "Jp" Hatfield
Aug 20, 2022
Jonathan Paul (JP) Hatfield’s larger than life story began on August 22, 1979. His personality and comedic fashion ensured you heard him before he ever entered the room.
He graduated from Barbe High School in May 1998 and received his BS in Nursing from McNeese State University in May 2017. Prior to and during the time he was pursuing his...
Loretta Roubaud Ellis
Aug 19, 2022
“I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.”
Loretta went to be with the Lord, August 19 2022. A memorial service was held
Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez, Ms. with Reverend Brother Steven C. McDonald officiating.
Loretta was born on September 5, 1938 on Labor...
Keith Paul Martin
Aug 19, 2022
Keith Paul Martin 45 of Iowa, LA, passed away on August 19, 2022, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loved ones. Keith was born April 19, 1977 in Lake Charles, LA.
He worked in Information Management for Christus Health for 6 years and enjoyed every minute of it. He never met a stranger. He loved to...
Loretta Roubaud Ellis
Aug 19, 2022
“I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.”
Loretta went to be with the Lord, August 19 2022. A memorial service was held
Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez, Ms. with Reverend Brother Steven C. McDonald officiating.
Loretta was born on September 5, 1938 on Labor...
Edward Benoit
Aug 18, 2022
Edward Benoit, 79, a longtime resident of Sulphur, LA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday August 18, 2022, in the home he shared with his late wife of 55 years, Brenda.
Edward was born on March 15, 1943, to Richard and Beulah Benoit in Jennings, LA while residing in Geuydan. He was involved in his church and faith...
Carl Edward Murphrey
Aug 17, 2022
Carl Edward Murphrey, 75, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away at 9:47 AM on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in his residence.
Mr. Murphrey was born October 29, 1946 in Monroe, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for a number of years. He served his country in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War as part of the Brown...
James "Jim" Thomas
Aug 17, 2022
James “Jim” Thomas, 59, passed away at his residence on August 17, 2022.
He was born on May 21, 1963 in Hammond, Indiana to Melvin and Lucinda Thomas.
Jim was an avid car aficionado. He loved spending time with his family. He was an active member of St. Luke Simpson United Methodist Church and the New Horizons Sunday School Class....
Leonard Jolivette
Aug 16, 2022
Leonard Jolivette, 59, of Lake Charles passed away at 9:02 PM on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 in a Lafayette hospital.
Mr. Jolivette was born on December 23, 1962 in Sunset, LA where he was raised until moving to Lake Charles in 1972. He was a 1981 graduate of Marion High School. Mr. Jolivette retired as a truck driver after many...
James Harold Verrette
Aug 16, 2022
James Harold Verrette, 89, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
He was born in Mamou, La on June 22, 1933 to Valcour and Fanny Verrette. After serving in the Korean War from 1953 to 1955, he returned to Mamou and married Shirley Mae Hollier. They soon moved to Lake Charles where Harold embarked on a career with Borden’s for over...
Wilton Royer
Aug 16, 2022
Wilton Royer, 84, of Carlyss, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022, in Arkansas.
Wilton was born August 15, 1938 in Eunice, LA. He resided in Carlyss over 46 years before his health required a move to Arkansas to be with his daughter and her family. Wilton worked as a millwright and operator for Olin Chemical/Arch, retiring after 45 years of...
Dr. Edgar E. Mccanless
Aug 15, 2022
Dr. Edgar Eugene McCanless of Lake Charles passed away Monday, August 15, 2022 at the age of 97 in a local hospital.
Dr. McCanless was born March 31, 1925 to Edgar Maxwell McCanless and Ruth Meyer Pund McCanless in Canton, Georgia. Always a man of honor and leadership, he achieved the highest-ranking status as Eagle Scout and graduated with honors...
Joeddie Hoffpauir
Aug 15, 2022
Mrs. JoEddie Hoffpauir, 87, a life-long resident of Sulphur, LA passed away August 15, 2022, in a Lafayette hospital.
She loved her family very much and enjoyed spending time with them. JoEddie was a member of Henning Methodist Church. She had several hobbies that she enjoyed like traveling, gardening, music-dancing, being creative with ceramics and then her quiet time...
Rhoda Earlene Prince
Aug 15, 2022
RHODA EARLENE PRINCE, 64, died on Monday, August 15, 2022, at 5:32 PM at home. Rhoda was born August 2, 1958, in Sulphur, LA to the late Dr. RE Prince Jr and Genevieve LaBiche Prince. She is a 1983 graduate of Sulphur High School where she cheered her 4 brothers and 2 sisters on in every sport they participated in...
